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Scotland under-16 squad ready for Wellington Festival

The Scotland under-16 squad will compete in the BMW Wellington International Festival 2014, which gets underway on Sunday.

First up for the Scots is a tie against Wales Druids on the opening day, which kicks-off at 11am.

Gary Mercer's squad are then in action again on Wednesday 16 April when they take on England (North) at 11am.

Their final fixture has been changed due to the team's recent performance and result over Newcastle Falcons at Murrayfield.

The Scotland under-16 team ran out 40-3 winners over the Falcons last month and and the RFU have reguested that the Scots now play the England under-16 squad instead of England Saxons. This game, which is now being billed as an international fixture, will kick-off at 2.30pm next Saturday (19 April).

Scotland under-16 head coach Gary Mercer said: "I'm delighted that the boys will now be able to play the England under-16 side next week and this will provide us with a really competitive game for our final fixture at the Wellington Festival.

"We've prepared well for the tournament and following our win over Newcastle Falcons we had another training day at Falkirk RFC last weekend.

"Everyone is excited about travelling down to Wellington and getting our campaign underway on Sunday."